Bundesliga: Stuttgart 0 Bayer Leverkusen 2

Karim Bellarabi set up Julian Brandt to fire the visitors ahead with just 11 minutes played, and Stefan Kiessling came close to a second before half-time for Roger Schmidt's side.

But Brandt turned provider for Bellarabi after the break to settle the match, teeing up the right??winger to slot past Przemyslaw Tyton.

Stuttgart fought for a foothold but were unable to keep Leverkusen under any significant pressure, meaning they remain 11th in the Bundesliga table.